Amanda Shiffler

Yes, you should raise your mowing height in summer. Recommendations suggest raising it by ½ to 1 inch for cool-season grasses and by ½ inch for warm-season grasses, staying within the recommended mowing height range. The benefits are critical when your lawn is under summer heat stress. Taller grass shades the soil, keeps roots cooler, retains moisture, and outcompetes weeds like crabgrass and dandelions. Just remember to never remove more than one-third of the blade in a single mowing.

When you move to a new home you face a choice. Who is going to cut the grass and take care of your lawn if you don’t have the time, energy, or commitment to do it yourself? Should you hire LawnStarter or a local lawn care company? You face the same choice if you’re going on a long vacation, juggling work and family, feel drained every week after medical treatments, or are aging in place but unable to keep up with yard work. Who will care for your lawn?

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